Daniel Craig's Massive Payday for 'Knives Out' Sequel Revealed - One of the Biggest Ever!

James Bond to life in Dr No for the very first time. Since then, six other actors have tried to live up to the performance of the iconic Scottish star, who died of respiratory failure last year.

This past week, Just Jared ran a fan-voted poll for who should play James Bond next after Daniel Craig steps away.

While there are many stars who are being speculated to play the role of the next James Bond after Daniel Craig lets go of the popular moniker with No Time To Die, Dracula Untold star Luke Evans is quite keen on playing James Bond. The 42-year-old actor has reacted to the possibility of starring in the next 007 in an interview with The Mirror.

James Bond.If awarded the role, he would be the second Welsh actor to star as 007 after Timothy Dalton.“I think I’ve cut my teeth very well in movies I’ve done and I’ve enjoyed every second of it. It’s a phenomenal job, a phenomenal franchise, an incredible role,” Evans told The Mirror.“I have to say though, it’s a daunting task for any actor to play the role after Daniel Craig.

Daniel Craig hasn’t even officially hung up his gun yet but fans have been shaken up, for what feels like forever now, over who will be filling his tux.

Luke Evans is most definitely down to play James Bond next.

Sam Heughan has sent fans wild by fuelling further rumours that he could be the next James Bond. The Outlander star is among the actors touted to take over the role of 007 from Daniel Craig, with a tweet from celebrity website JustJared polling their followers on who should play him next.

Though “Knives Out” would go on to have some awards recognition and become a sleep box office hit, during the marketing campaign for the Rian Johnson film, the classic whodunnit seemed like a fun little side-project for the cast and crew in between other, more lucrative jobs. I mean, the film had a modest $40 million budget and seemed to be filmed, edited, and released in quick succession as Daniel Craig had a small window before going into the filming of his final James Bond film.

Just over a year ago, it looked like an open-and-shut case. In February 2020, Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer said during a quarterly earnings call that the company was officially moving ahead on a sequel toKnivesOut, the surprise box office and critical smash whodunnit starring Daniel Craig and written and directed by Rian Johnson.

Earlier this week, it was revealed that there are more Knives Out films coming!

Playing James Bond is not forever. But it seems Daniel Craig still has the golden touch – as his next venture will be a multi-million-dollar Netflix production. The actor, whose fifth and final 007 film is set for release later this year, has been focusing on life after the secret agent.

Knives Out universe. Per , said deal is reportedly worth $400 million.  And it'll be money well spent: The first Knives Out movie grossed over $300 million in 2019.

Netflix reportedly dropped big money to acquire two sequels to Rain Johnson's Oscar-nominated 2019 mystery film "Knives Out."  Detective Benoit Blanc's next cases will therefore drop exclusively on Netflix, although there's no word yet on what the nature of those cases may be or if any other characters will reprise their roles in the sequels. Netflix declined to say how much it was paying for the films, which Johnson will direct with Daniel Craig returning as inspector Blanc.

Detective Benoit Blanc’s next cases will be for Netflix. The streaming company said Wednesday it has reached a deal for two sequels to Rian Johnson’s acclaimed 2019 whodunit, “Knives Out.”

murder mystery film, , are coming to Netflix. ET can confirm that Netflix has acquired the rights to the next two  sequels that will reunite director Rian Johnson and star Daniel Craig. According to , the streamer is dishing out $450 million for the rights to the next two follow-ups to the 2019 film. was distributed by Lionsgate and went to earn $311.4 million on a $40 million budget.

Netflix. The streaming company said Wednesday it has reached a deal for two sequels to Rian Johnson's acclaimed 2019 whodunit, “Knives Out.”Netflix declined to say how much it was paying for the films, which Johnson will direct with Daniel Craig returning as inspector Benoit Blanc.